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>> reporter: i plan to. a russian pop star, donald trump jr. released his own e-mails saying he was told the meeting was to pass on damaging intelligence about hillary clinton. information to pass on to the trump administration? >> talk to my lawyer. >> reporter: i talked to him. he said you wouldnt comment. >> so i wont comment. >> wouldnt it be nice if we got along with russia? wouldnt that be nice. >> reporter: it was one of trumps consistent campaign themes. the criticism of nato and hints o...

Meeting with the russians at trump tower. that memo tried to downplay the significance of the me -- meeting and failed to mention that they would give damaging information about hillary clinton. sources tell cnn the president drafted a memo along with top aide stephen miller explaining the reasoning behind the firing but thel letter was never sent. muellers team has that letter and revealed it was russia related. >> when i decided to do it, i said to myself, you know, this russia thing with trum...

Possesses. >> reporter: sources tell cnn the special counsel is particularly interested in hicks role drafting the initial and misleading statement from donald trump jr. about his meeting with a russian lawyer at trump tower. that statement, drafted on board air force one with input from the president, tried to downplay the significance of the meeting, and failed to mention a promise the russian lawyer would bring damaging information about hillary clinton. hicks was also in bedminster, new jers...

Wanted to have a meeting with the trump campaign, and vladimir putin. now, this person from west virginia was not identified in the e-mail, but dearborn was passing along information they wanted to set up this meeting between putin and the campaign. now, dearborn, im told, was, appeared skeptical of having such a meeting in the e-mail, but we really dont know what happened afterwards, because dearborn did not return our request for comment and white house press secretary, sarah huckabee sanders,...

Did appear skeptical. and its unclear if he ever acted on the request. what is notable about this e-mail is it was sent in june, 2016, around the same time of that trump tower meeting involving paul manafort and russians who had promised damaging information on hillary clinton. its unclear if this latest e-mail had any connection to that meeting but intelligence experts are saying this fits a pattern of russians trying to gather human intelligence from the campaign and another attempt by them to...

And paul manafort, who was a member of their team at the time. emin was giving a performance on stage to a crowd of his fans along with other fans here np attracting on the street, the venue went putting some of those important questions to him. take a listen. >> arrange that meeting between donald trump jr. and russian lawyer? >> come join me for the show tonight. >> we will definitely. >> excellent. excellent. >> this is an important question. the people want to know. >> can i have a drink? >>...

The meeting he set up in june last year in trump tower. with donald trump jr., the presidents son, and other senior members of the trump campaign team at the time. and a russian lawyer who wanted to speak about u.s. legislation including the ban on adoptions by u.s. parents of russian children. it was the first real indication that weve seen or the best, clearest indication weve seen that the trump campaign team was willing to hear kind of information damaging to their political opponents from t...

Wouldnt comment. >> so, i wouldnt comment. >> reporter: these are questions you are not going to be able to comment on at some point. >> i am here to perform and enjoy the show. you are not going to get a comment. am i clear, you are not going to get a comment? >>reporter: so, the pop star being adamant that he didnt want to elaborate on the answer he gave. but, i said to him, these are questions that are not going to go away. they are going to be raised again, of course, at this hearing with ja...

And the russian lawyer? >> its an important question, the american people want to know. >> did the russian authorities give your family information to pass on to the trump administration? >> talk to my lawyer. i already talked to him, he said you wouldnt comment. >> soy wont comment. >> these are questions youre going to have to answer at some point. >> im here to perform, to enjoy the show, and im not going to answer any questions. >> why did your publicist -- >> im not going to answer. >> am i...

Your family information to pass on to the trump administration. >> talk to my lawyer. >> reporter: ive already talked to him and he said you wouldnt comment. >> so i wouldnt comment. >> reporter: come on. these are questions youre not going to be about to comment on. youre going to have to answer. >> im here to her form, to enjoy the show and im not going to answer any question. >> reporter: why did your publicist -- >> im not going to answer any questions. youre not going to get a comment. am i...